Poll: Have You Experienced a Permanent Worsening of Your Tinnitus?

[Bill Bauer]

Your posts make me anxious because you always consider the worst case scenario which is fair enough i guess.

I have always been like that.

 

[MiaX]

I have always been like that.

I recognize it, but it isn't really a good thing. You worry over something that might not even happen! (I don't know if you do, but I tend to do that sometimes)

 

[Bill Bauer]

I recognize it, but it isn't really a good thing. You worry over something that might not even happen! (I don't know if you do, but I tend to do that sometimes)

I worry all of the time about things that might not even happen. Thus far it had actually worked out very well for me.

 

[MiaX]

I worry all of the time about things that might not even happen. Thus far it had actually worked out very well for me.

How had it worked out very well for you???

Silly example: Imagine that I would be terrified to break my leg. I would be worring and be cautious for ten years, and after ten years, I break my leg. I feel terrible, scared, etc. BUT I have been worried about something for ten years, wasting ten years of my life!

It is also possible that I never break my leg and that I worried my whole life for NOTHING!

So I don't really see how it can work out well. Ofcourse, being cautious is an other story.

 

[Tinker Bell]

I worry all of the time about things that might not even happen. Thus far it had actually worked out very well for me.

Worrying about a possible scenario does not prevent it from happening. As Corrie Ten Boom said: Worry does not empty tomorrow if its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

Being aware of likely risks and exercising caution when appropriate is one thing, but constantly worrying about possible unlikely scenarios is anxiety.

But I can relate, I have been a worrier my entire life. That's one positive change that has come from my hearing loss, I decided to not let my anxiety control me and have been seeing a therapist. Now I worry much less about unlikely events and if anything that's helped my tinnitus.

 

[Bill Bauer]

How had it worked out very well for you???

I used to be worried and concerned about not doing well at school and university. I ended up investing so much time [all of it] into my studies that I became a top student. I ended up earning a Ph.D. degree. Then I got worried about losing my job. To make a long story short, I did what had to be done to ensure that I would be keeping this job, and now I don't need to worry about it.

When you worry about the possible negative outcomes, you are motivated to take steps to reduce the probability that those outcomes will take place. There is a cost to it, but the benefits seem to completely dominate this cost.

 

[MiaX]

I used to be worried and concerned about not doing well at school and university. I ended up investing so much time [all of it] into my studies that I became a top student. I ended up earning a Ph.D. degree. Then I got worried about losing my job. To make a long story short, I did what had to be done to ensure that I would be keeping this job, and now I don't need to worry about it.

When you worry about the possible negative outcomes, you are motivated to take steps to reduce the probability that those outcomes will take place. There is a cost to it, but the benefits seem to completely dominate this cost.

Yes, if you not only worry, but also act, stress can be a "good" thing. But I think be worried about something that is out of your control is just useless. And in the end, stress isn't really good for your health and mind.

 

[Bill Bauer]

But I think be worried about something that is out of your control is just useless.

If you worry about your T worsening after attending a place where loud music is playing, you will be more likely not to go, minimizing your risk.

 

[MiaX]

If you worry about your T worsening after attending a place where loud music is playing, you will be more likely not to go, minimizing your risk.

I get what you want to say, but I really think that you can say that about everything in life:

If you worry about your getting an accident while driving, you will be more likely not to drive anymore.
If you worry about getting your heart broken by someone, you will be more likely not to fall in love again.

Being cautious in life isn't really a bad thing, but stop doing things is a pity.

However, I do understand when people stop going to loud places, I really do and it can be a good thing for your ears, definitely. But going to loud places doesn't really mean that you T will always get worse (if you have really good custom made earplugs!). But yeah, to be honest: while typing this, I don't really know what to believe. There are people here who got worse T from going to a loud place with earplugs, so it is possible to make it worse.

In the end, people need to make their own decisions. Just be really careful. Someone said one time on this forum: if you think it is too loud, it probably is (something like that).

And the difference with other people is that I don't have H or really senstive ears, so that is maybe one of the reasons why I want to go out again.

 

[Bill Bauer]

If you worry about your getting an accident while driving, you will be more likely not to drive anymore.

"You will be more likely not to drive 50 km/hour over the speed limit" seems more accurate to me. Remember, the probability of getting a permanent spike is has a 90-99% confidence interval of 8.5% to over 50%. Regular driving is not that risky. Extreme disregard for your own safety and the safety of those around you will allow you to drive so unsafely as to bring your chance of a crash in the 8.5%-50% range.

If you worry about getting your heart broken by someone, you will be more likely not to fall in love again.

The legal environment is biased against men these days, so yes these days it is insane for a man to be alone with a woman without multiple witnesses being present. I am all for MGTOW.

In the end, people need to make their own decisions. Just be really careful. Someone said one time on this forum: if you think it is too loud, it probably is (something like that).

I couldn't agree more.

 

[dpdx]

yes, I had permanent increase from mild tinnitus (2/10) to 8/10 since January/February. I do however get 2 days in a week where its tolerable and then 5 days where it drives me crazy how loud it is. Today is a very very bad day as T woke me up with its loudness. I can hear it mostly over everything its very high pitch.

 

[cspc]

Yes. I got tinnitus in my left ear for the first time ever after using a neti pot (ENTs advice). That was in the beginning of June 2018. Now both of my ears have tinnitus.

 

[TuneOut]

yes, I had permanent increase from mild tinnitus (2/10) to 8/10 since January/February. I do however get 2 days in a week where its tolerable and then 5 days where it drives me crazy how loud it is. Today is a very very bad day as T woke me up with its loudness. I can hear it mostly over everything its very high pitch.

Is there anything that differentiates the good from the bad days? Any pattern that you have picked up on?

 

[dpdx]

Is there anything that differentiates the good from the bad days? Any pattern that you have picked up on?

two days back to back of tolerable days then afterwards severe tinnitus.

 

[Tex]

That's very nice of you and i know that there are a few that stay here to support others but the majority don't come back here again.
I have scrolled through alot of people's profiles that wrote succes stories and never came back.

I come here a lot less than in the past. I hope this doesn't come off wrong, but I think this site is starting to make my volume level higher, at least for a while after reading some posts. There may come a day when I never come back.

This condition is horrible. But it "isn't the end of the world." Reading so many posts about people "ending their world" is just not something I want to read. I'm not the type that gives up. I dig in and move on.

 

[dpdx]

I come here a lot less than in the past. I hope this doesn't come off wrong, but I think this site is starting to make my volume level higher, at least for a while after reading some posts. There may come a day when I never come back.

This condition is horrible. But it "isn't the end of the world." Reading so many posts about people "ending their world" is just not something I want to read. I'm not the type that gives up. I dig in and move on.

This is terrible and it is the end of the world. Mine is so loud that I can hear it over peoples voices

 

[Bill Bauer]

This condition is horrible. But it "isn't the end of the world."

What condition would mean the end of the world for you?

 

[Tex]

What condition would mean the end of the world for you?

I nor anyone else should have an answer for a question like that. That is what's wrong with this site. There are so many people on here that talk about ending it all. I wonder if some of you are a fraud and playing a prank. If you are in a state of mind like that then find another site more suited for it, or go see a professional. Don't talk about it here. You just make the T sufferers on here suffer more!!

That kind of talk, if read by people that do not have this condition or have any idea what it is like, might think that everyone with T is suicidal. That is so far from the truth. Don't put that cloud over us!!!

It is estimated that about 10% of the population has T. I think I read somewhere else that maybe only a tiny percentage of that 10% has it pretty bad. I'm sure there are a lot of us that have it pretty bad, but we're certainly not suicidal!!

Since there presently is no cure, then you folks on the edge of jumping off a bridge need to go get help somewhere besides a Tinnitus forum. You aren't getting a cure here! You are beyond help from a forum!!

I'm sure many reading this post may think that my Tinnitus and Hyperacusis isn't that bad. Believe me, it is horrible and has been for many years. But this is the life that was dealt and I gut it up and move on.

Good luck to all!!

 

[Bill Bauer]

I nor anyone else should have an answer for a question like that.

It sounds like you are one of the people who thinks that no matter how full of pain and suffering, no matter how devoid of enjoyment and meaning life is, it is worth living. There is no logical reason for one to think that, so are you this way because of religion or some kind of a weird cult?

 

[kelpiemsp]

It sounds like you are one of the people who thinks that no matter how full of pain and suffering, no matter how devoid of enjoyment and meaning life is, it is worth living. There is no logical reason for one to think that, so are you this way because of religion or some kind of a weird cult?

Obviously it's either a) optimism for the futur or b) a greater fear of death. It's not hard to understand this mindset...

Also you seem to somehow think pain, suffering, lack of fulfillment are anything other than a state of mind? One that can be changed...

 

[Bill Bauer]

Obviously it's either a) optimism for the futur or b) a greater fear of death.

When I wrote my post, I was thinking about a person I know who was against a dying cancer patient having his morphine increased, as this would (in addition to eliminating the pain) cause the person to die several days earlier. The patient in question was unconscious and moaning from the pain. The would be do-gooder refused to believe that the vocalizations we were hearing were due to the pain. In his opinion, the patient was "trying to communicate."

 

[Bill Bauer]

somehow think pain, suffering, lack of fulfillment are anything other than a state of mind?

I just think that pain and suffering can sometimes be real.